Chandler Township Census Records 1880~1940

Emmet County played a part in Chandler Township's Charlevoix County formation in the 1880s. At that time, as stated on Wikipedia: "Resort Township and Springvale Township, Michigan were formed in 1880, but were at that time part of Charlevoix County. Those townships, along with Bear Creek, experienced numerous boundary changes. The now defunct townships of Bear Lake and Spring Lake were created out of portions of these townships. In 1897 [perhaps should be 1895? see below], the portions of these townships remaining in Emmet County were absorbed into Bear Creek and Springvale Townships." This means that where the Village of Springvale existed, was at one time a part of Springvale Township. Springvale Township is now totally within the boundaries of Emmet County. The location of the now non-existent Village of Springvale now lies totally in Chandler Township Charlevoix County MI.

Another source stated: " In 1895 the townships of Bear Creek and Resort and that portion of Springvale Township lying in T34N. R4W were detached from Charlevoix County and attached to Emmet County. The remaining portion of Springvale Township in T33N. R4W was attached to Chandler Township, Charlevoix County".

The FIRST United States Census Record preserved for Chandler Township Charlevoix County MI was from 1900.

The FIRST Census Record for Charlevoix County was in 1870 with a few (not Chandler) Township records included.

The US 1890 census records were mostly ALL destroyed by fire.

The US Census Bureauhas released to the public the census records only through the year of 1940.(Only after 72 years is the census information allowed to become available to the general public.)

The 1910 Census Record for Chandler Township included a separate "Indian Population".

The 1940 Census Record For Chandler Township [above photo]showed that the CCC Camp Wolverine had "No Population" as in the photo above.[In all of the census records I have ever viewed, previously, I have never seen this "No Population" written across a page. ~ Karla Howard Buckmaster]

A History of Northern Michigan and Its People by Perry F. Powerscompared the census records for 1890, 1900, and 1910 for Chandler Townshipand the other various townships of Charlevoix County, showing that the county population was continuing to advance.